ABILLforanActtocreateandenactanewsectiontochapter1510oftheNorthDakota

CenturyCode,relatingtostudentandstudentorganizationdisciplinaryproceedingsat
institutionsunderthecontrolofthestateboardofhighereducation.
BEITENACTEDBYTHELEGISLATIVEASSEMBLYOFNORTHDAKOTA:
SECTION1.Anewsectiontochapter1510oftheNorthDakotaCenturyCodeiscreated
andenactedasfollows:
DisciplinaryproceedingsRighttocounselforstudentsandorganizationsAppeals.
1.Anystudentenrolledataninstitutionunderthecontrolofthestateboardofhigher
educationhastherighttoberepresented,atthestudent'sexpense,byanattorneyor
anonattorneyadvocate,whomayfullyparticipateduringanydisciplinaryhearingproceeding
orduringanyotherprocedureadoptedandusedconductedbythatinstitutiontoaddressan
allegedviolationoftheinstitutionsdisciplinarypolicies.Astudentdoesnothavetherighttobe
representedbyanattorneyor
nonattorneyadvocateiftheallegationpertainstoacademicdishonesty,asdefinedby
theinstitution. Thisrightonlyappliesifthedisciplinaryhearinginvolvesaviolationwhichcouldresult
inasuspensionorexpulsionfromtheinstitution.Thisrightdoesnotapplytomattersinvolving
academicmisconduct.
2.Nostatementofastudentenrolledataninstitutionunderthecontrolofthestateboardof
highereducationgivenduringaninstitutionsinvestigationofanallegedviolationofitsdisciplinary

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policiesoratadisciplinaryhearingrelatingtoaviolationofitsdisciplinarypolicies,maybesubsequently
usedinanycriminalproceeding.Anystudentorganizationofficiallyrecognizedbyaninstitutionunder
thecontrolofthe
stateboardofhighereducationhastherighttoberepresented,atthestudent

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organization'sexpense,byanattorneyornonattorneyadvocatewhomayfully
participateduringanydisciplinaryprocedureorduringanyotherprocedureadopted
andusedbytheinstitutiontoaddressanallegedviolation.
3.

a.Anystudentwhoissuspendedformorethantendaysorexpelledfroman

institutionunderthecontrolofthestateboardofhighereducationforaviolation

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ofthedisciplinaryorconductrulesofthatinstitutionandanystudentorganization
thatisfoundtobeinviolationofthedisciplinaryorconductrulesofthatinstitution
mayseekareviewoftheinstitution'sdecisioninthedistrictcourtforthe
jurisdictioninwhichtheinstitutionislocated.
b.Thestudentorastudentorganizationmustfileapetitionforreviewwiththe

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appropriatedistrictcourtnolaterthanoneyearafterthedaythatthecauseof

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actionaccrues.Forpurposesofcalculatingtheoneyearlimitation,thecauseof
actionisdeemedaccruedonthedatethatthestudentorthestudentorganization
receivesfinalnoticeofdisciplinefromtheinstitution.

c.Inanycauseofactionunderthissubsection,theinstitutionshallforwardthe

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recordtothecourtwhosefunctionitistodeterminewhetherthefinaldecision

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reachedbytheinstitution,onthebasisoftherecord,couldreasonablybesaid
nottobearbitrary,capricious,orotherwisecontrarytolaw.
4.Inanysuccessfulappealbroughtundersubsection3,thecourtshallawardthe

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aggrievedstudentorstudentorganizationcompensatorydamages,reasonablecourt

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costs,attorney'sfees,includingexpertfees,andanyotherreliefinequityorlawthat
thecourtdeemsappropriate,including:
a.Adenovorehearingbytheinstitutioninaccordancewiththissection;and

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b.Monetarydamagesinanamountnotlessthanthecostoftuitionandfeespaidby
thestudentoronthestudent'sbehalf,totheinstitution,forthesemesterduring
whichtheallegedviolationoccurredorduringwhichasuspensionorexpulsion
wasimposed,plusmonetarydamagesinanamountnotlessthantheamountof
anyscholarshipfundinglostasaresultofthediscipline.

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